MEDICAMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM AND METHOD

• US 20140155827A1
• Filed: 05/31/2013
• Published: 06/05/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 12/03/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Mylan Incorporated (Pfizer Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Mylan Incorporated (Pfizer Inc.)
• Inventors: Ostrander, Kevin, Denny, John W.
• Application Number:
  US13/907,028
• Publication Number:
  US 20140155827A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 604/111
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 50/30 Containers specially adapted for packaging, protecting, dispensing, collecting or disposing of surgical or diagnostic appliances or instruments for wound clamps A61B17/10; for ligaturing clips A61B17/122; packages or dispensers for surgical gloves or finger-stalls A61B42/40
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 50/3001 for sharps
• CPC Class Codes: A61J 7/0076 Medicament distribution means with pill counting devices A61J7/02; with time indication A61J7/04; containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents B65D83/00
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/18 with alarm
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/3306 Optical measuring means
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/3368 Temperature
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/3553 remote, e.g. between patient's home and doctor's office
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/3569 sublocal, e.g. between console and disposable
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/3584 using modem, internet or bluetooth
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/3592 using telemetric means, e.g. radio or optical transmission
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/502 User interfaces, e.g. screens or keyboards
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/52 with memories providing a history of measured variating parameters of apparatus or patient
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/581 by audible feedback
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/6009 for matching patient with his treatment, e.g. to improve transfusion security
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/6054 Magnetic identification systems
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/6072 Bar codes
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/002 Packages specially adapted therefor, e.g. for syringes or needles, kits for diabetics needle protection, e.g. caps, A61M5/3202; for sharps A61B50/3001
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/20 Automatic syringes, e.g. with automatically actuated piston rod, with automatic needle injection, filling automatically A61M5/142 , A61M5/46 take precedence; hypodermic projectiles F42B12/54
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/5086 for indicating if defective, used, tampered with or unsterile
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 83/02 for dispensing rod-shaped articles, e.g. needles packages for cigarettes provided with dispensing means B65D85/1009; dispensers for drinking straws A47G21/184
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 1/08 : using electric transmission ; transformation of alarm signals to electrical signals from a different medium, e.g. transmission of an electric alarm signal upon detection of an audible alarm signal
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/182 : Level alarms, e.g. alarms responsive to variables exceeding a threshold
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 3/10 : using electric transmission; using electromagnetic transmission
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 5/36 : using visible light sources
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/65 : stored on portable record carriers, e.g. on smartcards, RFID tags or CD
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/10 : relating to drugs or medications, e.g. for ensuring correct administration to patients
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/13 : delivered from dispensers
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/17 : delivered via infusion or injection
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/5116 : for emergency applications

Abstract

Various exemplary embodiments relate to a method of using an emergency medicament device. The method includes reading an ID tag from the medicament device using a mobile device; automatically requesting instructions for using the medicament device based on the ID tag; and displaying a video to a user of the mobile device, the video providing instructions for using the medicament device in accordance with approved labeling of the medicament device. Various exemplary embodiments relate to an electronic medicament device including: a reservoir configured to store an amount of medication for treating anaphylaxis; an administration component for administering the medication to a patient; a processor communicatively connected to a memory storing medicament device information; and an identification tag configured to be read by another device, the identification tag providing the medicament device information including identification of instructions for using the medicament device.

Claims

1. A method of using an emergency medicament device, the method comprising:

reading an ID tag associated with the medicament device using a mobile device;

automatically requesting instructions for using the medicament device based on the ID tag; and

displaying a video to a user of the mobile device, the video providing instructions for using the medicament device in accordance with approved labeling of the medicament device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the ID tag is a quick response (QR) code.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

reading product information including an expiration date from the medicament device;

transmitting the product information to an application server; and

receiving a notification from the application server regarding the expiration date of the medicament device.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the step of reading an expiration date comprises:

photographing a printed expiration date on the medicament device; and

recognizing characters in the printed expiration date.

5. The method of claim 3, wherein the product information further includes a lot number, the method further comprising receiving a notification regarding a recall of the medicament device based on the lot number.

6. The method of claim 3, further comprising:

sending registration information to an application server, the registration information including a request to track location information;

receiving medicament device information for a registered medicament device including location information; and

displaying a map including registered medicament device information.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the video is streamed from a remote application server.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving an indication that the medicament device has been used; and

providing location information to emergency services.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

colorimetrically analyzing a medicament contained within the medicament device;

determining whether the medicament has become degraded; and

displaying an indication to a user that the medicament has become degraded.

10. The method of claim 1 further comprising wirelessly transmitting a signal to the medicament device, wherein the medicament device is configured to produce an audible alarm in response to the signal.

11. An electronic medicament device comprising:

a reservoir configured to store an amount of medication for treating anaphylaxis;

an administration component for administering the medication to a patient;

a processor communicatively connected to a memory storing medicament device information; and

an identification tag configured to be read by another device, the identification tag providing the medicament device information including identification of instructions for using the medicament device.

12. The electronic medicament device of claim 11 further comprising a display device, wherein the processor is configured to display an alert via the display device when an expiration date associated with the amount of medication has been passed.

13. The electronic medicament device of claim 11, further comprising a speaker, wherein the processor is configured to play audio instructions for administering the medication.

14. The electronic medicament device of claim 11, wherein the processor is configured to control the amount of medication administered by the administration component.

15. The electronic medicament device of claim 11, wherein the administration component is an auto-injector.

16. The electronic medicament device of claim 11, further comprising a communication interface, wherein the processor is configured to communicate with at least one remote system via the communication interface in response to the occurrence of an event, the event comprising at least one of:

administration of the medication and expiration of the medication.

17. The electronic medicament device of claim 11, further comprising a temperature sensor configured to determine the current temperature of the medication, wherein the processor is configured to provide an indication that the current temperature is outside of an approved temperature range.

18. The electronic medicament device of claim 11, further comprising a short-range wireless communication interface, wherein the processor is configured to periodically attempt to connect to an external device via the short-range wireless communication interface and trigger an alarm responsive to the attempt to connect failing.

19. An application server in communication with a mobile device, the application server comprising a processor and a memory, the application server configured to:

receive a medicament device identifier scanned from an emergency medicament device containing epinephrine for the treatment of anaphylaxis using an application on the mobile device; and

stream an instructional video to the mobile device, the instructional video providing instructions for using the medicament device in accordance with approved labeling of the medicament device.

20. The application server of claim 19, further configured to:

receive registration information from the mobile device including an expiration date and lot number scanned from the medicament device and contact information;

store the registration information in association with the contact information;

determine an event associated with the registration information; and

send a notification to the mobile device based on the event and the contact information.

21. The application server of claim 20, wherein the event is one of an expiration of the medicament device and a recall of the medicament device.

22. The application server of claim 20, wherein the application server is further configured to:

periodically receive location information of the medicament device from the mobile device;

update a database with the location information for the medicament device;

receive a request for location information from a second device;

determine whether the second device is allowed to access the location information for the medicament device based on the registration information; and

provide medicament device information including the location information to the second device responsive to the second device being allowed to access the location information.

23. The application server of claim 20, wherein the registration information further comprises a unique product serialization number and the application server is further configured to receive a second product serialization number of a destroyed medicament device and correlate the product serialization number with the registered product serialization number.